A pitcher’s confidence is not black and white. That would be too easy. You all message me so often and I can feel your helplessness and your worry about your little pitcher and her...
Category - Pitching
How to Throw Strikes Consistently as a Softball Pitcher
Consistent delivery equals consistent results. Here's how to increase your accuracy, velocity and consistently hit your target as...
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10 Pitching Commitments to Make in 2020
I feel the “g” word (goal) gets thrown around too frivolously these days. In 2020, think of the two “c”...
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“Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship.”
I recently heard this quote for the first time: “Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship.” It...
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Introducing: Pitching Angel
MISSION: Guide pitchers to realize they’re not alone in their journeys while reinforcing that pitching transcends the...
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The Pitching Staff – A Team Within A Team
A pitching staff is a team within a team. No matter which age group you are coaching, it’s important for the cohesiveness of your...
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Dear Pitcher, You Are Not Alone
Dear Pitcher, I’ve been meaning to talk to you for a while now. I would say I can’t imagine what you are going through, but that’s not true. I know exactly what you’re...
The Power of Shaking Off
As a pitcher, I’ve never understood a coach’s philosophy of NOT allowing pitchers to shake off a called pitch. I, personally, never played for a coach that said, “Never...
The DNA of A Pitcher
What does it take to be pitcher? My dad volunteered to pitch me when I was 8 years old because our team moved up an age group from coach pitch. I was the chosen one based off of willingness...
What’s Wrong With Being a Beginner?
In a fast pace world, we are always thinking ahead and thinking what’s next? We are searching for bigger and better things. I think we can all say at one point or another that we have...
What’s Taking Away From Your Confidence?
I get asked about confidence…A LOT. Mainly because confidence (no matter what your softball mechanics look like) is a HUGE key to an individual’s success on the field and in...
How Many Days A Week Should I Practice?
THE most asked question I get is how many pitches and/or how many days a week should my daughter pitch? Sometimes I think parents just ask me this question so that their daughter can hear...
Why Fastpitch Pitching Leaves So Many In Awe…
I love everything about fastpitch pitching. It’s an art – physically and mentally. A very small percentage of people in this world can say that they have taken a stab at it, and even fewer...
Questions Answered with Amanda: Wind Up, Drag &...
Hi everyone! I was asked a really good question this week and I wanted to share with ALL of you as it goes over some very important, basic mechanical details of pitching that I feel like...
5 Essentials of a Change Up
A Change Up is a MUST HAVE weapon for a pitcher! For almost all pitchers, a Change Up is the second pitch that is learned after a Fastball. A Change Up is a pitch that should be anywhere...